Baker, Jennifer. At Midnight.

Baker, Jennifer. The Rose.

Brooke, William J. Teller of Tales.
An old man "reports" on the state of the emporer’s undress, and when ordered to desist, moves to fairy tales. Deals with the power of words and names.

Brooke, William J. Untold Tales.
Three twisted tales, including one of a queen who longs to have her frog back.

Conford, Ellen. Frog Prince of Pelham.

Coover, Robert. Briar Rose.
An adult version of the fairy tale.

Dahl, Roald. Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes.
Rhyming versions—often gorier and goofier—of well-known fairy tales.

Datlow, Ellen, and Terry Windling, editors. Black Swan, White Raven.
A new anthology of adult fairy tales.

Datlow, Ellen, and Terry Windling, editors. Black Thorn, White Rose.
Another collection of intriguing and sometimes bizarre adult fairy tales.

Datlow, Ellen, and Terry Windling, editors. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears.
More adult fairy tales.

Datlow, Ellen, and Terry Windling, editors. Snow White, Blood Red.
Even more adult fairy tales.

DeLint, Charles. Jack the Giant Killer.
Jack is transported to modern Canada.

*Donoghue, Emma. Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins.
Familiar stories with modernized and more grown-up twists.

*Galloway, Patricia. Truly Grim Tales.
Eight updated versions of well-known fairy tales. Not for the weak-hearted!

Garner, James. Finn. Politically Correct Fairy Tales.
*Garner, James Finn. Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Fairy Tales
Both of Finn’s books contain humorous tales which make use (and light) of "political correctness."

Geras, Adele. Pictures of the Night.
The 3^rd in the series about Bella (Snow Whte).

Geras, Adele. The Tower Room.
The 1^st in the series by Adele Geras—this one is about Rapunzel.

Geras, Adele. Watching the Roses.
The 2^nd book; this one is about Sleeping Beauty—a dark story about Sleeping Beauty’s self-induced withdrawal after being raped. Told in diary format.

Goldman, William. The Princess Bride.
The movie is, but the book is better. Funny, adventurous. One of my all-time favorite books.

Greenberg, Martin. Aladdin: The Master of the Lamp.

Jones, Diana Wynne. Castle in the Air.

Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl’s Moving Castle.

Jukes, Mavis. Cinderella 2000.

Lee, Tanith. Princess Hynchatti and Some Other Surprises.
A collection of fractured fairy tales about some unusual princes and princesses.

Lee, Tanith. Red as Blood or Tales of the Sisters Grimmer.
Fantasy/sci fi versions of 9 fairy tales which are often feminist in nature.

*Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.
Ella was given the "gift" of obedience at birth, and every direct order she is given, she must follow!  Things really go crazy when her two stepsisters find out.

McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
An adult novelization of the classic story.

McKinley, Robin. The Door in the Hedge.

McKinley, Robin. Rose Daughter.

Napoli, Donna Jo. Crazy Jack.

Napoli, Donna Jo. The Magic Circle.
"The Ugly One" longs to forget that she is a witch, and wants to take care of children she finds in the woods. What is she to do when she hears voice telling her to eat them?

Napoli, Donna Jo. The Prince of the Pond (De Fawg Prince).
The story of the Frog Prince from his point of view...he tries to explain who he is, but since his tongue is stuck to his mouth like the other frogs', he can only tell them that is the "Pin."

Napoli, Donna Jo. Spinners.

Napoli, Donna Jo. Zel.
A new telling of the old Rapunzel tale.

Tepper, Sheri S. Sleeping Beauty.

Thomas, Joyce Carol. When the Nightingale Sings.

VandeVelde, Vivian. Curse, Inc.
Imaginative tales about curses and their meanings.

Wilson, Susan. Beauty.
In this contemporary version of the Beauty and the Beast, a woman is commissioned to paint a portrait of a man whose rare disorder renders him hideous.

Wrede, Patricia C. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons; Searching for Dragons’; Calling on Dragons; Talking to Dragons.

Wrede, Patricia. Book of Enchantments.
A collection of 11 tales, including a recipe for "Quick After-Battle Triple Chocolate Cake" and a story resolving what to do with "The Frying Pan of Doom."

Wrede, Patricia. Snow White and Rose Red.
An adult novel from the fairy tale series, this is the story of two sisters in Elizabethan England.

Yolen, Jane. Briar Rose.
An unusual blend of fairy tale and Holocaust events.

Zipes, Jack. Don’t Bet on the Prince.
A set of contemporary feminist fairy tales.

PICTURE BOOKS
Ahlberg, Allan. Ten in a Bed.
Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna.
Minters, Frances. Cinder-Elly.
Minters, Frances. Sleepless Beauty.
Petach, Heidi. Goldilocks and the Three Hares.
Scieszka, John. The Frog Prince, Continued.
Scieszka, John. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
Scieszka, John. The Book that Jack Wrote.
Scieszka, John. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
Trivias, Eugene. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig.
Vozar, David. Rapunzel: A Happenin’ Rap.